title: Isolation and structural characterization of magic silver clusters protected by 4-(tert-butyl)benzyl mercaptan.
abstract: Small silver clusters (average diameter of 1.2 nm) protected by 4-(tert-butyl)benzyl mercaptan (BBSH) were converted to stable, monodisperse clusters (2.1 nm) by a ripening process with excess amount of BBSH. Multiple characterizations of the isolated magic clusters revealed an approximate chemical composition of Ag(∼280)(SBB)(∼120).
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan. negishi@rs.kagu.tus.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Negishi
authors.forename: Rio
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Niihori
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsukuda